December 2002
Intermediate to advanced
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VALIDATE
Oracle9i Syntax:
VALIDATE BACKUPSETprimary_key[,primary_key...] [ CHECK LOGICAL | DEVICE TYPEdeviceSpecifier[,deviceSpecifier...] ] [ CHECK LOGICAL | DEVICE TYPEdeviceSpecifier[,deviceSpecifier...] ]...;
Oracle8i Syntax:
VALIDATE BACKUPSETprimary_key[,primary_key...] [ CHECK LOGICAL ];
Checks the integrity of a backup. RMAN examines all of the associated backup pieces to determine whether their contents can be restored, if necessary, and if they are free of physical corruption. For Oracle8i, you must execute this command from within the RUN command.
Validates that there are no logical corruptions, such as corruption of an index entry.
Common keywords and clauses: deviceSpecifier, primary_key.